Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi, Zhang Xueming and more than 100 people in their entourage were preparing to board the train back to Peiping. Chang Kaishen, Song Meiling and his wife saw them off in person.
"Brother Han Qing, please leave the matter to us in the north!" Chang Kaishen said, holding Zhang Xueliang's hand.
Zhang Xueliang smiled and said: "I will definitely live up to my brother's trust."
Song Meiling and Yu Fengzhi were also whispering goodbye. Whether they were pretending or not, it sounded like a close relationship between sisters.
This time Zhang Xueliang came to Nanjing, not only did he and Chang Kaishen become brothers, but their wives also became sworn brothers to Jin Lan, which seemed to suddenly turn state affairs into "family matters."
Chang Kaishen received Zhang Xueliang with very high standards. The stations along the route were covered with slogans, with contents such as "Deputy Commander Zhang is the envoy of peace and peace", "Deputy Commander Zhang is the model for national unity", etc.
When Zhang Xueliang's special train arrived at Pukou, Song Ziwen and He Yingqin led more than 700 officials to greet him. Then everyone transferred to a ferry to cross the river. The Lion Rock Fort fired 19 and 21 guns as a treatment for the head of state, and 19 was slightly less than 21.
Accompanied by many dignitaries, Zhang Xueliang arrived at the official residence of the National Government in Nanjing in a special car. Chang Kaishen, dressed in military uniform, immediately stepped forward, greeted him with a Western hug, and then took Zhang Xueliang's hand and walked into the door.
While in Nanjing, Zhang Xueliang attended the National Congress of the Kuomintang and paid homage to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum accompanied by Chang Kaishen. Zhang Xueliang's chefs were all specially hired. Wu Zhihui, Shao Lizi, Yu Youren and others often accompanied Yan Yin.
Yu Fengzhi was also accompanied by Soong Meiling, listening to plays, going shopping, watching movies, doing charity work, and enjoying the treatment at home.
Chang Kaishen's behavior made Zhang Xueliang a little flattered, and all the previous dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared. He was not a person who liked to hold grudges. Chang Kaishen treated him as a national scholar and gave him enough face. Zhang Xueliang suddenly felt that he could not find Bei.
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Zhang Xueliang's character is quite naive from a political perspective.
After shaking hands with Chang Kaishen, Song Ziwen and others and saying goodbye, Zhang Xueliang walked to Zhou Hexuan again, put his arm on Zhou Hexuan's shoulder and said, "Mingcheng, I'll leave first. See you in Peking!"
"Commander Six, move slowly," Zhou Hexuan suddenly whispered, "Transfer the elite soldiers back to the Northeast as soon as possible and beware of the Japanese!"
"I understand. When I arrive in Peiping, I will immediately send 10,000 people back." Zhang Xueliang said.
Zhou Hexuan said: "Ten thousand people are not enough, at least thirty thousand."
"I'll try my best," Zhang Xueliang said, giving Zhou Hexuan a hug, and then waved, "Goodbye!"
Song Ziwen, He Yingqin and others were surprised by such an intimate gesture. How deep the personal relationship between Zhang Hanqing and Zhou Mingcheng must be to be as good as two brothers.
Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi and their entourage boarded the car and left, while the others also dispersed.
Chang Kaishen invited Zhou Hexuan into his special car and asked casually: "I heard that Mr. Zhou is writing history textbooks for Central University?"
"Yes, a world history textbook," Zhou Hexuan explained. "I found that the Central University Western History textbook was very confusing, so I planned to compile one myself."
Chang Kaishen nodded and praised: "Mr. Zhou is the world's top historian, and the textbooks you compiled must be extraordinary." After complimenting him, Chang Kaishen suddenly asked for no reason, "Mr. Zhou is willing to join the party?"
"Haha, I'd better forget it, I like to be free." Zhou Hexuan said perfunctorily.
"It's such a pity, the legacy of the great sage, this is a loss for the party and the country," Chang Kaishen said with emotion, "I met with the American minister a few days ago, and he was full of praise for you, saying that you are the wisest person in China.
By the way, I have promoted your brother-in-law to be the mayor of Jiujiang."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Zhou Hexuan pretended to be grateful. He was not Zhang Xueliang. A small favor from Chang Kaishen would not be able to impress him, let alone make him sacrifice his life for it.
Corporal Chang Kai and Shen Lixian worked very hard and asked the driver to drive Zhou Hexuan to the gate of the Central University before he turned back and headed to the official residence of the National Government in Nanjing.
Although Zhou Hexuan didn't think it was a big deal to receive such courtesy, in the eyes of others, it was a sign of "the Holy Family is prosperous". In addition, the central government issued "The Rise of Great Powers", Zhou Hexuan was the kind of person who had to be fawned over in the eyes of government officials at all levels.
of cultural celebrities.
The reason why Zhou Hexuan stayed at Central University and did not go back to the north with Zhang Xueliang was because he still had a lecture. The first two were academic lectures, only for history students of Central University, but this lecture was open to all students.
Just after returning to the dormitory, Duan Xipeng brought Luo Jialun to visit and asked Zhou Hexuan to go out for dinner together.
Luo Jialun and Duan Xipeng are old friends, having known each other during the May 4th Movement.
After the food and wine were served, Duan Xipeng first toasted and said: "Mr. Zhou, I'm afraid I can't make the final decision on the textbook you wrote for Central University."
"What's going on?" Zhou Hexuan asked as he clinked glasses.
Duan Xipeng smiled bitterly and said: "As the president of Central University, I am only acting. The Heavenly Kingdom Party held a national conference a few days ago and elected a new minister of education. According to the instructions of the Ministry of Education, I will be transferred at the end of this semester."
"That's such a pity." Zhou Hexuan said regretfully.
Duan Xipeng is a good man and a good official. His mantra is "The common people must live a good life!".
During the Anti-Japanese War, the work Duan Xipeng was responsible for required 120 establishments, but he only used 60 people. Others advised him not to work too hard, and he replied: "The people are suffering too much." He later became seriously ill and fell into a coma, and doctors used oxygen during the rescue.
, because oxygen needs to be imported, he woke up and ordered: "Use less foreign exchange."
But for such a good official, he was beaten by students just a few days after acting as president of Central University.
Duan Xipeng shook his head and laughed at himself: "It's not easy to be the president of Central University. I can finally have a few days of leisure."
Zhou Hexuan asked curiously: "What is the difficulty?"
Luo Jialun interjected: "What other difficulties could there be? Of course it's lack of money!"
"Central University will also be short of money?" Zhou Hexuan felt unbelievable.
Because Duan Xipeng is not only the acting president of Central University, but also the deputy minister of the Ministry of Education. The deputy minister of the Ministry of Education personally manages and presides over the university, so how can it run out of money?
"Which university is not short of money?" Luo Jialun sneered.
Zhou Hexuan really wanted to say that when you were the president of Tsinghua University, you were never short of money. You were completely a rich man.
After the two explained it in detail, Zhou Hexuan finally understood that it turned out that the landlords had no surplus food. Not only did Peking University have insufficient education funds, but Central University also had the same problem. Professors had to stop paying their salaries every now and then.
The teaching funds of Central University are mainly allocated by the Jiangsu Provincial Government and the Central Ministry of Finance, with an annual budget of 1.92 million yuan.
The annual education funding of 1.92 million yuan is already quite large, enough to last Peking University for several years. However, Central University has a large campus with too many teachers and students, so this amount of money is simply not enough.
In the middle and late period of the Republic of China, the most powerful university in China was not Tsinghua University or Peking University, but Central University. Its school level could even be called the best in Asia.
Let’s take a look at how New China split the Central University, directly from 1 school to 12 schools: the School of Engineering became independent and became Southeast University, the School of Medicine became independent and became the Fourth Military Medical University, and the Normal College became the later Nanjing Normal University.
, the Department of Aviation became independent and formed Northwestern Polytechnical University, the Department of Water Resources became independent and formed Hohai University, the Department of Food became later Jiangnan University, the College of Agriculture became Nanjing Agricultural University, the School of Forestry became Nanjing Forestry University, and the Department of Meteorology became Nanjing Meteorological College.
The Department of Political Science and Law moved to Shanghai to form East China University of Political Science and Law...the remaining part is Nanjing University.
How much money do you think it will cost to maintain such a large central university?
By the late Republic of China, the annual education funding of Central University was equivalent to that of Tsinghua University, Peking University, Jiaotong University and Zhejiang University combined.
The money was not enough to begin with, and the Jiangsu Provincial Government and the Central Ministry of Finance often withheld money, leaving the Central University without rice. Because of this, the Central University in history changed several presidents within two years, and finally
No one wants to be the new principal and they will definitely not take up the post.
How far did the fuss go in the end?
More than 1,000 students from Central University rushed directly to the Central Party Committee of the Kuomintang to demand an explanation. Later, they went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to petition and injured the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This was not over yet. The "Central Daily News" accused these students of being "the same as the Communist Party of China."
"Thugs", the students were so angry that they smashed the newspaper office of the "Central Daily News".
What does it mean for Peking University students to cause trouble? Central University is awesome!
It was not until Luo Jialun was appointed in critical condition that the turmoil at Central University completely subsided.
Some people say that Luo Jialun is a natural university president. After taking office at Central University, he united students and professors internally and traveled among various government departments externally. Not only did he receive sufficient education funds, but he also made Central University bigger and bigger.
Eventually becoming the number one university in Asia.
At this moment, Luo Jialun was still in a state of poverty and poverty. He was driven away by the teachers and students of Tsinghua University at the beginning of the year and returned to Nanjing in despair. He was not reused for the time being.
Perhaps it was his failure at Tsinghua that made Luo Jialun realize his own shortcomings, which led to his glory as president of Central University.
"Oh, stop talking and drink!" Luo Jialun said extremely frustrated.
